Spec Me a Laptop - Good battery and Docking Capabilities

[Freakish_05]

I'm not sure if this thread is allowed since its likely to contain links and mentions of competitors products. If its against the rules then Mods Please Delete.

Bascically, as the title, I need a laptop which has the following:

• 2ghz+ Processor
• 160gb+ hdd
• WXGA+ Resolution (1440x900)
• A nice battery life (I know this is a tricky one, but lets say 3hrs with wifi on, medium brightness, general web surfing)
• Docking Capabilities - I need to be able to whack the machine in a dock of some sorts so that I can use my 22" monitor and handful of peripherals
• RAM isn't an issue since I've got 2x2GB dimms

So far the favourite is a Dell D620/D630 since I use these at work and they perform well. Since these aren't sold by Dell directly anymore my alternative appears to be the E6400. Unfortunately I'm not all that clued up on other brands so any advice here would be very much appreciated.

Thanks in Advance,
Jason

 

[Freakish_05]

Not really Vince.
What I do need is for the machine to be portable with a screen that wont be painful to use visual studio on. So far a 14.1" WXGA+ seems to be the best comprimise between portability and usability, but I'm open to suggestions